SAQA auction donation – 2018.03.21

Each year, SAQA invites each of its members to create a small 12 x 12 inch piece of art and donate it to the annual SAQA Benefit Auction.  The auction has a dual purpose – to increase the recognition of quilts as art and quilters as artists, and to raise funds to support SAQA’s exhibitions, publications, and education outreach activities.

This is my entry for this year – ‘Fallen Beauty’

My artist statement:  Autumn is a magical time when the leaves explode into vibrant color, then float and drift to the ground.   When walking, I watch for colorful leaves on the sidewalk and capture their beauty with my camera.  Original photo, digitally enhanced and printed on fabric.  Leaf and background are free-motion quilted.  The edges are faced.

I used a very similar process as I did for ‘Beauty on the Sidewalk’ earlier this month.  I started with the photo below, taken last fall. I digitally enhanced the photo, printed it on fabric, fused the fabric to felt, and free-motion quilted it.  Here is the original photo, and a view of the quilting from the back before I covered it with the final backing fabric.

This is my sixth auction quilt!   Below are the five previous ones.  Click on each of the images to see more information about how I made each one.

Thanks for stopping by.  Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

WIP Wednesday @ The Needle & Thread Network
WIPs on Wednesday at Esther’s Quilt Blog
Let’s Bee Social! @ SewFreshQuilts
Midweek Makers @ QuiltFabrication